startups

Taking place on 13th-14th March 2012 at ExCeL, London, this summit and showcase will bring the technology industry together connecting digital enterprises with digital media, investors with entrepreneurs, academia with industry, and the private and the public sectors with evangelists and leading digital technology innovators.

John Haggis from Sheridan Solicitors returns to speak for us, talking about Facebook's privacy policies, and Iskandar Najmuddin, Technical Director at Syncapse (formerly Nudge) will give us a bumper-sized rundown on all the latest platform updates in the last three months, including those announced at f8 2011 in late September.

This group is about the way in which New Finance Technologies are transforming our traditional finance industry.

APIs mean Business! Learn API strategies from LinkedIn, ESPN, Netflix , Qwerly and others at the Business of APIs conference.

Running lean is a systematic process for building successful products. Most startups fail. Not because they fail to launch what they set out to build, but because they waste time building the wrong product. Running Lean was developed through rigorous testing of Lean Startup, Customer Development, and Bootstrapping techniques.

Startup Weekends are specifically designed for entrepreneurs interested in receiving feedback on an idea, looking for a co-founder, or who want to learn a new skill. We also welcome anyone looking to test the entrepreneurial waters.

FREE 2 day workshops aimed at London based Mobile Designers, Developers, Business Managers and Commissioners. The workshops on 28th and 29th October in London include *The latest in Android Development *iOS workshop - beginner and advanced *The Business of Mobile

MediaGuardian Changing Advertising Summit 2011 guardian.co.uk/advertisingsummit October 20, CBI Conference Centre, London Register with a colleague and save 30%

This event will cover: * How to recognize market opportunities in China * How to spot and avoid the minefields in China’s economic, cultural, and political context * How to capture the market demand and build meaningful relationships in China’s business world

Learn the Funding do's & dont's from Michael Blakey (informal) and Charles Delingpole (serial entrepreneur). Tips & tricks from the best in the field and meet with other entrepreneurs, legal advisors and informals. Send me an email, and I will put you on the list for free! www.efactor.com/fundingviews

The fast-paced growth of the British tech community has led to a wave of new jobs. Through the Silicon Milkroundabout job fair, brainchild of London-based start-up Songkick, more than 100 UK start-ups will come together on the 30th October to address the problem and offer over 500 jobs to attendees in a single day.

On 19 October, we’re delighted to welcome Tim Bratton, General Counsel of the Financial Times, back to Bootlaw to talk about deals with early stage companies from the point of view of the buyer. Tim will mainly be discussing M&A deals based on his experiences at the FT of acquiring companies over the last 3 or 4 years.

a4uexpo London is the UKs largest Affiliate and Performance Marketing conference. We provide a diverse agenda including both informative and interesting conference sessions a buzzing exhibition hall and both formal and informal networking opportunities.